Dante

Meaning: Enduring
Origin: Italian (from Italian, from Latin) — Variant of Durante · from Latin durare, to endure

Boy's name · #308 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Dante is climbing: on the charts since 1908, it is ranked #308 in 2025, with about 1,100 boys given the name last year. Roughly 52,000 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 40 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#37 in Sweden (2025) · #64 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #85 in Ecuador (2025) · #140 in Slovenia (2025) · #154 in Mexico (2024) · #206 in Netherlands (2025) · #286 in Poland (2025) · #356 in Belgium (2025) · #374 in Scotland (2025) · #404 in Switzerland (2025) · #426 in N. Ireland (2025) · #464 in England & Wales (2025) and 4 more.

Famous Dantes

Dante Alighieri — Florentine poet, writer, and philosopher (c. 1265–1321)
Dante Gabriel Rossetti — English poet, illustrator, painter, and translator (1828–1882)
Dante — Brazilian association football player
Dante Basco — American actor and rapper
Dante Exum — Australian basketball player

In stories & tradition

Dante — Devil May Cry (video game)
Dante Hicks^fr — View Askewniverse (film series)
Dante Falconeri — Fictional character from General Hospital

What Dantes become

Among 587 notable people named Dante:

Sports figures appear 1.64× more often than among typical names — e.g. Dante, Brazilian association football player.

Similar names: Donte · Nicolas · Dallas · Vicente · Emilio · Dariel

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